CH Blackslate’s Boston Blackie

Misterby Virginia Rowland of Blackslate Kennels

“Mister” came to Blackslate as a puppy after Carol Beans selected him from a litter out of CH Blackslates Darling Delilah sired by her male CH Tauralan Hold That Tiger. As of September 1996 he had sired 41 US champions, 6 Canadian champions, 1 international/Norwegian/Swedish champion and 1 Belgian champion - and 1989’s top obedience Bullmastiff. Mister’s record as a stud dog is based on an average of 3 litters a year. He sired a champion in all his registered litters. He was The All Time Top Producer for a number of years before his record was broken by his son Brahmin. He has get in Norway, Finland, Germany, Belgium and Spain. He is the first Bullmastiff to win a Best in Show in Spain and Portugal and won thestud dog class at the ABA National Specialty Show for three years in a row. He was a group placer in the United States and Canada and in 1988 received an Award of Merit from Christofer Habig. Mister was Best of Breed and Group three at the 1987 Bundessieger Zuchtschau in Dortmund, Germany. Judge Rowitha Ketelhohn, the bullmastiff judge at the 1987 Bundessieger, made the comments about “Mister; ‘Well built, tremendously strong, beautifully structured male, with outstanding substance, excellent head, dark eye, correct ear carriage, wide head. He has complete dentition, a very strong neck, shoulders and topline with a correctly structured croup. Correct structure and layback in rear and front. Excellent Bullmastiff Temperament.” Frau Ketelhohn gave Mister a classification of “Vorzuglich 1” (excellent). Mister’s laid back temperament tended to be a handicap in the show ring in the United States, but outside the ring he was always a patient and friendly ambassador for the breed. He was 26 3/4 inches at the shoulder and 145 lbbs and 1/8 inch undershot.